##rang ##ing , putting down convict rebellion ##s — as occurred at bathurst in 1830 — and to suppress aboriginal resistance to the extension of european settlement . notably british soldiers were involved in the battle at the eureka stock ##ade in 1854 on the victorian gold ##fields . members of british regiments stationed in australia also saw action in india , afghanistan , new zealand and the sudan . during the early years of settlement the naval defence of australia was provided by detached royal navy units of the east indies station , based in sydney . however , in 1859 australia was established as a separate squadron under the command of a commodore , marking the first occasion that royal navy ships had been permanently stationed
##ranging, putting down convict rebellions — as occurred at bathurst in 1830 — and to suppress aboriginal resistance to the extension of european settlement. notably british soldiers were involved in the battle at the eureka stockade in 1854 on the victorian goldfields. members of british regiments stationed in australia also saw action in india, afghanistan, new zealand and the sudan. during the early years of settlement the naval defence of australia was provided by detached royal navy units of the east indies station, based in sydney. however, in 1859 australia was established as a separate squadron under the command of a commodore, marking the first occasion that royal navy ships had been permanently stationed